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Capitalism has its victims, too

Wed., March 11, 2015

Re: Tories' cynical monument to victims of communism, Opinion March 9

Tories' cynical monument to victims of communism, Opinion March 9

Three cheers for Gabor Mate’s comments. Until there is a corresponding monument to the Victims of Capitalism, the proposed structure will be nothing more than another piece of Tory propaganda, paid for by us taxpayers. I, for one, object.

Ross Winter, Toronto

The Arctic has come to Peterborough, thanks to climate change, for which we are deeply indebted to capitalism.

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Capitalism just can’t stop growing, which means, among many other things, that it can’t stop pumping oil out of the ground to be turned into CO2, the major cause of climate change. The governments of the world are not even talking about doing anything soon to stop it.

What is even more disturbing is that none of the political parties in Canada, the U.S. or Britain are putting climate change front and centre. Nor do they talk of eliminating or even directing capitalism.

It is time to form an anti-capitalist party to save the world from the doom capitalism is bringing on us. A long journey begins with the first step.

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